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  • 21make amends for — • to make up for smth • to atone for smth • to repair one s fault • to repair one s wrong • to make amends for smth compensate for a loss or mistake I have to work hard in order to make up for the loss from the poor sales. (from Idioms in Speech) …

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  • 22make up for — • to make up for smth • to atone for smth • to repair one s fault • to repair one s wrong • to make amends for smth compensate for a loss or mistake I have to work hard in order to make up for the loss from the poor sales. (from Idioms in Speech) …

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  • 23make up for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms make up for : present tense I/you/we/they make up for he/she/it makes up for present participle making up for past tense made up for past participle made up for 1) make up for something to take the place of… …

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  • 24make up for — PHRASAL VERB To make up for a bad experience or the loss of something means to make the situation better or make the person involved happier. [V P P n] Ask for an extra compensation payment to make up for the stress you have been caused... [V P P …

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  • 25make amends for — Syn: make up for, atone for, make good …

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  • 26make allowance for — Synonyms and related words: admit, admit exceptions, allow, allow for, bear with, blink at, color, concede, condone, connive at, consider, consider the circumstances, consider the source, diminish, discount, disregard, ease, endure, extenuate,… …

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  • 27make up for — /ˌmeɪk ʌp fɔo/ verb to compensate for something ● to make up for a short payment or for a late payment …

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  • 28make up for — job satisfaction can make up for low pay Syn: offset, counterbalance, counteract, compensate for, cancel out …

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  • 29make up for — phr verb Make up for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑shortcoming …

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  • 30make up for — repay, compensate    Please let me make up for my mistake. Let me help you …

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